Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 02, 1998
September 01, 1998
September 03, 1998
Transcript:
Mike: You really think I could pull off a stock offering? Bernie: Sure - it's an internet company, isn't it? I mean, look at the search engine guys. They've got no hard assets, just software that drives everyone crazy. And yet they have market values in the billions! Of course, if someone comes along with a smart search engine, one that actually works, those companies evaporate overnight. Mike: So it is risky. Bernie: Well, sure, but by then you own the mariners.
Nah, they were already in the process of starting to do this when this came out if I recall my dates correctly.